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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN PEASE, OF ONTARIO CENTRE, NEW YORK.

APPLE-SLICER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,220, dated March 2c, 1883.

Application flled-Dccember l, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, FRANKLIN B. PEASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ontario Centre, in the county of Wayne andState of New York,ha\'e invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Slicing Apples; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved machine for slicing apples and similar fruit; and it consists of a rotary table, in combination with a series of knives placed radially at difi'erent elevations, a vertically-moving slide bein g arranged to pass thron gh the table, beneath and in contact with said knives, so as to carry off the sliced fruit, as hereinafter more fully V set forth.

Figurel isaperspective'view of my improved apple-slicing machine. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation. Figs. 3 to 6 represent'details of parts that are hereinafter referred to.

Like letters of reference are used to indicate the same parts in the several views.

' The letter A designates the frame of the machine, which is provided with a cross-piece, a, that supports a fixed cylinder, B,'to which is attached a cam-ring, O, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4i, and 5.. The upper end of the cylinder B forms a bearing for the under pivot of a horizontal rotary table, D, the upper side of which is provided with a stud, b, that is journaled in an overhanging bearing, 0, which projects inward from a block,d,that is secured to one side of the stationary table E. This stationary table is provided with a circular recess, in which the rotary table moves, said rotary table being actuated by an ysuitable means.

To the under side of the-bearing c is secured a curved block, 0, which forms a support for the inner ends of the knives F, the outer ends of which are supported by the block d. These knives are placed radially anti in a horizontal position at different elevations, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, so as to divide the fruit into slices when brought in contact therewith by the rotary table D,which is provided with pins Iff, on which the fruit is held. A. short dis tance to therear ofthese pins a slot,g, is formed,

for the passage of a vertical slide, G, Fig. 6, that carries at its upper end an elastic roller, 7:, so that it can be run up close to the knives without catching, thus causing the slices to pass freely between the knives. The slide G has on one edge a notch, 2 that follows the cam G as the table D is rotated, the slide being thus caused to move up and down at proper intervals. The rear side of the slide G is provided with a longitudinal groove, 71:, and with guide-loops m m, by which itis held in contact with an angular bearing, H, that is secured to the under side of the rotary table.

A bar or fender, I, is attached by one end to the stationary table E, and by its other end to the block c, a short distance to the rear of theknives F, and serves to throw the slices of fruit from the rotary table, thus keeping it clear and clean.

The table D may be rotated by means of power applied to a shaft having a bevel-pinion engaging a ring-gear on the lower face of the table, as shown in Fig.2; or any other means of rotation may be employed.

The operation of the, machine willbe readily understood. After the apples have been pared and cored they are placed on the pins f f, and the table D isrotated so as to bring the fruit in contact with the cutting-edges of the knives, which are placed at such distances apart or at suchvarying elevations as to sever the fruit into slices of the desired thickness. The rotation of the table D causes the slide G to travel along the cam 0, thus raising theslide to a point sufficient to enable its roller h to pass close against the edges of the knives without catching on the same, the slices being successively forced between the knives as the slide gradually descends along the cam with the continued rotation of the table. continued rotation of the table D the slide G, after reaching its lowest point on the cam 0, passes under the fender I, and then gradually ascends into position for again operatin gin connection with the knives or cutters. As the fruit is sliced and passed through the knives it falls upon therotary table, from which itis forced onto the stationary table bycoming in contact with the bar or fender I, and is thence removed. It will be seen that thefruitis thus IOO cut into uniform slices without liability of breaking or chipping.

Havingthus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In an apple-slicer, the combination of a rotary table having means for holding the fruit, a series of knives placed at varying elevations, and avertically-moving slide, adapted to pass beneath andclose to said knives, substantially as described.

2. In an apple-slicer, the combination of the rotary tableD slide G, cam U, and knives F F,

Y substantially as shown and described.

3. In ananple-slicer, the combination, with the knives F F, rotary table D, and cam (J, of I the vertically-moving slide G, having notch i and roller h, substantially as shown and described.

4. In an applc-sliceiythe combination of the 20 stationary table E, rotary table D. cam 0, Vertically-moving slide Gr, knives F F, and fender I, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN .B. PEASE.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN H. RISLEY, L. J. BUNDY. 

